No. 1 Seed Duan Claims Boys' 16 & Under Title at 68th Long Beach Junior Tournament

Brandon Duan captured the Boys' 16 & Under singles title at the Level 4 Closed 68th Long Beach Junior Tournament, held February 14-22, 2026 at Lakewood Tennis Center, LAKEWOOD, CA. Brandon Duan defeated Ryan Valencia 6-2, 6-2 in the final to claim the trophy.

The Final

The final brought together No. 1 seed Brandon Duan and No. 5 seed Ryan Valencia. Duan controlled the match from start to finish, winning 6-2, 6-2.

Semifinals

Duan (No. 1 seed) needed three sets to get past Duan (No. 5 seed), prevailing 6-2, 3-6, 1-0(5).

Valencia (No. 5 seed) pulled off the upset of the draw, rallying past No. 4 seed Lee 4-6, 7-5, 1-0(7) in a hard-fought three-set battle.

Quarterfinals

Duan (No. 1 seed) defeated Kasparian (No. 5 seed) 6-1, 6-2.

Duan (No. 5 seed) upset No. 3 seed Ryabov, winning 6-2, 7-6(4).

Lee (No. 4 seed) defeated Constantinides (No. 9 seed) 6-0, 6-2.

Detailed Results

Final

Brandon Duan [1] d. Ryan Valencia [5], 6-2, 6-2

Semifinals

Brandon Duan [1] d. Brian Duan [5], 6-2, 3-6, 1-0(5)

Ryan Valencia [5] d. Nathan Lee [4], 4-6, 7-5, 1-0(7)

Quarterfinals

Brandon Duan [1] d. Christopher Kasparian [5], 6-1, 6-2

Brian Duan [5] d. Alexey Ryabov [3], 6-2, 7-6(4)

Nathan Lee [4] d. Stefanos Constantinides [9], 6-0, 6-2